Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Connecticut

793 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Connecticut for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Tax Preparers	$41,130	700	View salary detail
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	$41,080	70	View salary detail
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$41,080	50	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$40,630	14,980	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$40,590	35,490	View salary detail
Concierges	$40,550	400	View salary detail
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	$40,260	110	View salary detail
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$40,260	350	View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$40,210	3,750	View salary detail
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$40,000	210	View salary detail
Security Guards	$39,920	12,100	View salary detail
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	$39,710	130	View salary detail
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	$39,530	200	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$39,490	3,060	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$39,480	14,830	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$39,480	650	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$39,460	1,540	View salary detail
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$39,380	510	View salary detail
Religious Workers, All Other	$39,310	150	View salary detail
Aircraft Service Attendants	$39,230	210	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$39,220	490	View salary detail
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$39,140	170	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$39,110	1,460	View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical	$39,100	1,810	View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$38,930	160	View salary detail
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$38,880	60	View salary detail
Bartenders	$38,780	7,680	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$38,560	1,290	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$38,540	3,410	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$38,460	5,950	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$38,380	180	View salary detail
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	$38,350	—	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$38,220	810	View salary detail
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$37,990	170	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$37,960	28,740	View salary detail
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$37,790	—	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$37,780	480	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$37,770	22,370	View salary detail
Orderlies	$37,550	980	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$37,480	910	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$37,480	910	View salary detail
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators	$37,460	80	View salary detail
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$37,440	450	View salary detail
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers	$37,440	—	View salary detail
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	$37,420	130	View salary detail
Animal Caretakers	$37,310	3,000	View salary detail
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$37,220	620	View salary detail
Cooks, All Other	$37,190	220	View salary detail
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$37,000	1,490	View salary detail
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$36,950	120	View salary detail

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Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.